I'm not the parent, but there is no such EU-wide regulation either, or if there is it is being commonly violated. Charging at order time is common at least in

I'm not the parent, but there is no such EU-wide regulation either, or if there is it is being commonly violated. Charging at order time is common at least in Finland. Many common payment methods do not support "delayed" charges so all methods are often handled the same way, instantly. I just saw this in SwedBank docs, though: https://developer.swedbankpay.com/payment-instruments/mobile-pay/capture https://developer.swedbankpay.com/payment-instruments/mobile... > When dealing in physical goods using two-phase payment instruments, all goods must be shipped before you capture the authorized amount. This is regulated in part by the Swedish Distance and Doorstep Sales Act, required in our terms and (for card payments) required by Visa and Mastercard. It says "in part", though, I didn't check what the Swedish law actually mandates.